Withymead summer 2007

Welcome to Withymead Nature Reserve

This 22-acre estate, bordered by the Thames, is situated between Goring-on-Thames and South Stoke in Oxfordshire, adjacent to the Ridgeway Path. It consists of woodland and marsh which has, to a great extent, remained untouched for many years.

Thanks to the Ann Carpmeal Charitable Trust it is now run as a Nature Reserve, with a resident warden.

Its special features are the Loddon Lilies which cover large areas near the river and its wildlife, both resident and migrant.There is also historical interest, in the remains of the boatyard which operated here from the 1880s until 1916.

In the two years since opening much has been done to make the reserve more accessible; nature trails have been constructed with a boardwalk and bridges

Local schools have been involved from the beginning, and now we are part of the Forest Schools where pre-school children discover the outdoors in a structured manner.

Map of Withymead (Joyce Shaw). Click on map for enlargement.